David Grimmond

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David Grimmond
Full nameDavid Noel Grimmond
Date of birth(1943-12-25)25 December 1943
Place of birth Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death31 May 2024(2024-05-31) (aged 80)
Place of death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Queanbeyan Whites ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1964 Australia 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1968 Queanbeyan Blues
1970 New South Wales
Total00000

David Noel Grimmond (25 December 1943 – 31 May 2024) [1] was an Australian rugby union international. [2]

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Grimmond, born in Narrandera, was educated at Canberra's St Edmund's College. He was a speedy winger, who in 1963 recorded a 10 seconds flat 100 yards run, while competing at the Country Athletics Championships. [3]

A Queanbeyan Whites first-grade player, Grimmond gained Wallabies selection in 1964 for the tour of New Zealand. He was capped in the 2nd Test at Lancaster Park in Christchurch, playing on the left wing. He has Wallaby #494. [4] The following year he was restricted by injury, then in 1966 he was considered unfortunate to miss selection for the British Lions Tests, with the uncapped George Ruebner preferred due to his goal-kicking skills. [5]

Grimmond switched to rugby league in 1968 and played for the Queanbeyan Blues, later turning down an offer to join Penrith. [6] He made the New South Wales state team in 1970 and had a two-try performance in a win over Queensland in Sydney, putting him in contention for national selection. [7]

Grimmond's son David represented the ACT, Canberra Kookaburras and Australia 7s in rugby union. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "David Noel GRIMMOND Death Notice - | Canberra Times". tributes.canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Another Wallaby". Queanbeyan Age . 21 July 1964. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "David Noel Grimmond". classicwallabies.com.au.
  4. ↑ "David Noel Grimmond | Player Profile | Classic Wallabies". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "'Staggering' Omission". The Canberra Times . 24 May 1966. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Penrith Offer Rejected: Grimmond to stay with Blues". The Canberra Times . 18 March 1970. p. 36 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Grimmond in line for World Cup". Queanbeyan Age . 7 August 1970. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Vale David Grimmond". brumbies.rugby. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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